Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 5.49-50
Constant Service Reveals an Exalted Spiritual Life
“If a transcendentally situated person, following in the footsteps of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, hears and speaks about the rāsa-līlā dance of Kṛṣṇa and is always absorbed in thoughts of Kṛṣṇa while serving the Lord day and night within his mind, what shall I say about the result? It is so spiritually exalted that it cannot be expressed in words. Such a person is an eternally liberated associate of the Lord, and his body is completely spiritualized. Although he is visible to material eyes, he is spiritually situated, and all his activities are spiritual. By the will of Kṛṣṇa, such a devotee is understood to possess a spiritual body.
What the purport teaches
- The verse describes a transcendentally situated person following in the footsteps of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, hearing and speaking about Kṛṣṇa’s rāsa-līlā dance.
- Such a person is always absorbed in thoughts of Kṛṣṇa and serves Him day and night within the mind. The spiritual result is too exalted to express in words.
- This devotee is an eternally liberated associate of the Lord whose body is completely spiritualized. Although visible to material eyes, the devotee and all his activities are spiritually situated.
Try this today
Take one quiet minute today to think of Kṛṣṇa with a desire to serve Him.
Ask yourself
How does this description deepen my respect for constant remembrance and service to Kṛṣṇa?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport; the practice and question are plain words for trying the verse today.